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A Court of Session convicts A on A’s plea of guilty and sentences A to five years of simple…

BNSS section 416 restricts an appeal following a guilty-plea conviction by a Court of Session to the "extent or legality of the sentence". The accused may therefore…

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A Court of Session convicts A on A’s plea of guilty and sentences A to five years of simple imprisonment. Under BNSS section 416, on what grounds may A appeal?

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BNSS section 416 restricts an appeal following a guilty-plea conviction by a Court of Session to the "extent or legality of the sentence". The accused may therefore challenge severity or legal validity of punishment, rather than obtain an unrestricted merits appeal against the admitted conviction.

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